Exciting news about some new books to look forward to for crime thriller enthusiasts.

Brand-new independent publishing company Orenda Books, headed up by ex-Arcadia Books’ managing editor Karen Sullivan, have announced their first three authors.

First up is Icelandic crime writer Ragnar Jónasson and his books Snowblind and Dark Night. These are the first two books in the Dark Iceland series, which features young policeman Ari Thor, whose first case drags him straight into the heart of a community where he can trust no one, and secrets and lies are a way of life. In the extreme, isolated setting the tension builds as the 24-hour darkness and unremitting snowstorms threaten to push Ari over the edge. Dark Night offers a tension of its own – two bright summer days fail to shed light on the identity of a murderer, as the action swings from Reykjavik to the small northern town of Siglufjörður, and Ari struggles to get his personal affairs in order against the background of an increasingly complex and chilling investigation. The first novel, Snowblind, will be published in spring 2015, to coincide with CrimeFest.

Next up is eco-thriller The Abrupt Physics of Dying, by Canadian-Australian author Paul E. Hardisty. Set in Yemen, The Abrupt Physics of Dying features Claymore Straker, an oil engineer struggling to forget his violent past. Hijacked by Islamic terrorists, Clay is given a choice: help uncover the cause of a mysterious sickness afflicting the village of Al Urush, close to the company’s oil-processing facility, or watch Abdulkader, his driver and close friend, die. As the country descends into civil war and village children start dying, Clay finds himself caught up in a ruthless struggle between opposing armies, controllers of the country’s oil wealth, Yemen’s shadowy secret service, and rival terrorist factions.

And last, but certainly not least, is David F. Ross whose beautifully rendered Ayrshire-set, coming-of-age story The Last Days of Disco draws comparisons with Roddy Doyle and Irvine Welsh.

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